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Ab Aziz bin Kaprawi (born 24 July 1959) is a

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. He was the

Johor State Legislative Assembly The Johor State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Johor) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is composed of 56 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are he ...

member for the constituency of Parit Raja from 2004 to 2013 and

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for

Sri Gading Sri Gading or Seri Gading is a mukim and parliamentary constituency in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia, located along Jalan Batu Pahat-Kluang ( Federal Route 50). It lies south-east of Batu Pahat town, north-west of Ayer Hitam and west of ...

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from 2013 until 2018. He was the Deputy Minister of Transport in the Malaysian

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. He is a member of

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(UMNO), a major component party in the

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(BN) coalition.

Political career

Johor Executive Councillor

During his tenure as an executive councillor in the

state executive council, Ab Aziz Kaprawi was also one of the panellists for the joint venture project for the 3,642.17ha land agriculture project with JCorp, a state owned corporate institution.

Deputy Minister

Ab Aziz Kaprawi said that his appointment as the Deputy Minister of Transport was a pleasant surprise as he did not expect to be appointed in any Federal position. However, he did vow to give his best to the people of

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. He was one of the new faces that

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Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malay ...

had personally selected to be in his cabinet. He also said that one of his most challenging task is to address the

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(AES) issue and public transportation

Controversy

In August 2015, Aziz Kaprawi asserted that the 2.6 billion donation from anonymous sources to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's personal accounts between March 2013 and February 2015 were part of an effort to fight a global Jewish conspiracy against Malaysia, accusing the leading opposition party

Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Malaysia. As one of four component parties of the ...

of being 'based on and funded by the Jews'. Aziz Kaprawi made an announcement on 4 Apr 2015 that the vehicle entry permit (VEP) for vehicles entering Malaysia from

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will start on 1 Aug, after being delayed from June, before being further delayed to 1 September, and then to 1 October.

Election results

Honours

* : ** Member of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(AMN) (2005) ** MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the

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(PJN) - Datuk (2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aziz Kaprawi 1959 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm People from Johor United Malays National Organisation politicians Members of the Dewan Rakyat Members of the Johor State Legislative Assembly Johor state executive councillors 21st-century Malaysian politicians